Hua Ergong

03-0872Tibetan Folk SongsTraditional MusicGannanzangzuzizhi, GansuBatch 3 (2009)

Lineage & School of Heritage

He studied under the great master Gongtang Tsang; his repertory for singing with plucked accompaniment is rich and his performance forms are varied.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Tibetan, born in June 1949, a native of Maqu County, Gansu Province. His singing of folk songs with plucked accompaniment not only presents traditional Tibetan culture but also incorporates new social trends, new information, and new changes; in all he has composed more than seventy new folk melodies and written new lyrics for fourteen songs. Among the Tibetan-language recordings of his singing that have been released are Selected Songs of the Gongtang Master and The Hua Ergong Singing Collection, and among the VCDs and DVDs he has co-published with others are Bangjin Meiduo (Cushion Grass Flower) and The Enchanting Moon. In Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, and other regions he enjoys the reputations of Father of Amdo Aliqin Singing and King of Singing.

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of Tibetan Folk Songs (Gannan Tibetan Folk Songs), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.

References & Archival Sources

Hua Ergong · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Tibetan Folk Songs
Item code: Ⅱ-115
Category: Traditional Music
Region: Gannanzangzuzizhi, Gansu
Born: 1949.06
Batch: Batch 3 (2009)

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